Queen Victoria- "Emperess of India, the people of India wer now her colonial subjects, and India became her "Jewel in the crown."
Brigadier Reginald Dyer- was known as the "The Butcher of Amritsar", he was the British Commander that orderd the troops to open fire
Mohandas Gandhi- he was born in 1869, he studied in london and became a lawyer. In 1893 he went to South Africa to work in a law frim serving Indian workers
Mother Teresa of Calcutta- at age 18 she went to Ireland to become a Missionary nun. She started the Missionaries of Charity that helped the poor and sick
Lord Mountbatten- he was the last viceroy in India
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civil disobedience- is the refusal to obey laws that are considered tobe unjust
mahatma- or "Great Soul", title that was given to Mohandas Gandhi by the Indian people
missionaries of charity- mother Teresa and her followers established this to help the poor and sick people in India
sikhs- are followers of a religion based on both Hindu and Muslim ideas
Indian National Congress- is a small group of Indians met in Mumbai to form this, they didn't demand immediate independence but want shared governing
Government of India Act- this was an act that expanded the role of Indians in the governing process
kashmir- is an area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty id disputed between Pakistan and India
Golden Temple- is one of the sikhs' most important shrines
Punjab- it was where the sikhs lived in northern province that was known as this, the demanded that the province be independent from India
Muslim League- was under the leadership of Muhammad Ali Jinnan and was beginning to believe in the creation of a seperate Muslim state of Pakistan
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